Former premier Colin Barnett is departing politics after 27 years

Posted December 16, 2017 09:23:37

Former WA Liberal premier Colin Barnett has announced he is retiring from politics, nine months after a heavy election defeat brought his eight-and-a-half-year reign in the top job to an end.

Source: ABC News | Duration: 1min 28sec

Topics: states-and-territories, government-and-politics, perth-6000, cottesloe-6011

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